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poor man； and have lost very much of late by horse…flesh； and
this bargain will set me up again。
FAUSTUS。 Well； I will not stand with thee： give me the money
＇HORSE…COURSER gives FAUSTUS the money＇。 Now； sirrah； I must
tell you that you may ride him o'er hedge and ditch； and spare
him not； but； do you hear？ in any case； ride him not into the
water。
HORSE…COURSER。 How； sir！ not into the water！ why； will he not
drink of all waters？
FAUSTUS。 Yes； he will drink of all waters； but ride him not into
the water： o'er hedge and ditch； or where thou wilt； but not into
the water。 Go； bid the hostler deliver him unto you； and remember
what I say。
HORSE…COURSER。 I warrant you； sir！O； joyful day！ now am I a
made man for ever。
＇Exit。＇
FAUSTUS。 What art thou； Faustus； but a man condemn'd to die？
Thy fatal time draws to a final end；
Despair doth drive distrust into my thoughts：
Confound these passions with a quiet sleep：
Tush； Christ did call the thief upon the Cross；
Then rest thee； Faustus； quiet in conceit。
＇He sits to sleep。＇
Re…enter the HORSE…COURSER； wet。
HORSE…COURSER。 0； what a cozening doctor was this！ I； riding
my horse into the water； thinking some hidden mystery had been
in the horse； I had nothing under me but a little straw； and had
much ado to escape drowning。 Well； I'll go rouse him； and
make him give me my forty dollars again。Ho； sirrah Doctor； you
cozening scab！ Master Doctor； awake； and rise； and give me my
money again； for your horse is turned to a bottle of hay； Master
Doctor！ ＇He pulls off FAUSTUS' leg＇。 Alas； I am undone！ what
shall I do？ I have pulled off his leg。
FAUSTUS。 O； help； help！ the villain hath murdered me。
HORSE…COURSER。 Murder or not murder； now he has but one leg；
I'll outrun him； and cast this leg into some ditch or other。
＇Aside； and then runs out。＇
FAUSTUS。 Stop him； stop him； stop him！Ha； ha； ha！ Faustus hath
his leg again； and the Horse…courser a bundle of hay for his
forty dollars。
Enter WAGNER。
How now； Wagner！ what news with thee？
WAGNER。 If it please you； the Duke of Vanholt doth earnestly
entreat your company； and hath sent some of his men to attend
you； with provision fit for your journey。
FAUSTUS。 The Duke of Vanholt's an honourable gentleman； and one
to whom I must be no niggard of my cunning。 Come； away！
＇Exeunt。
Enter ROBIN； DICK； the HORSE…COURSER； and a CARTER。
CARTER。 Come； my masters； I'll bring you to the best beer in
Europe。What； ho； hostess！ where be these whores？
Enter HOSTESS。
HOSTESS。 How now！ what lack you？ What； my old guess！ welcome。
ROBIN。 Sirrah Dick； dost thou know why I stand so mute？
DICK。 No； Robin： why is't？
ROBIN。 I am eighteen…pence on the score。 but say nothing； see
if she have forgotten me。
HOSTESS。 Who's this that stands so solemnly by himself？ What；
my old guest！
ROBIN。 O； hostess； how do you？ I hope my score stands still。
HOSTESS。 Ay； there's no doubt of that； for methinks you make no
haste to wipe it out。
DICK。 Why； hostess； I say； fetch us some beer。
HOSTESS。 You shall presently。Look up into the hall there； ho！
＇Exit。Drink is presently brought in。＇
DICK。 Come； sirs； what shall we do now till mine hostess comes？
CARTER。 Marry； sir； I'll tell you the bravest tale how a
conjurer served me。 You know Doctor Faustus？
HORSE…COURSER。 Ay； a plague take him！ here's some on's have cause
to know him。 Did he conjure thee too？
CARTER。 I'll tell you how he served me。 As I was going to
Wittenberg； t'other day； with a load of hay； he met me； and
asked me what he should give me for as much hay as he could eat。
Now； sir； I thinking that a little would serve his turn； bad him
take as much as he would for three farthings： so he presently
gave me my money and fell to eating； and； as I am a cursen
man； he never left eating till he had eat up all my load of hay。
ALL。 O； monstrous！ eat a whole load of hay！
ROBIN。 Yes； yes； that may be； for I have heard of one that has eat
a load of logs。
HORSE…COURSER。 Now； sirs； you shall hear how villanously he
served me。 I went to him yesterday to buy a horse of him； and
he would by no means sell him under forty dollars。 So； sir；
because I knew him to be such a horse as would run over hedge
and ditch and never tire； I gave him his money。 So； when I had
my horse； Doctor Faustus bad me ride him night and day； and spare
him no time； but； quoth he； in any case； ride him not into the
water。 Now； sir； I thinking the horse had had some quality
that he would not have me know of； what did I but rid him
into a great river？ and when I came just in the midst； my horse
vanished away； and I sate straddling upon a bottle of hay。
ALL。 O； brave doctor！
HORSE…COURSER。 But you shall hear how bravely I served him for
it。 I went me home to his house； and there I found him asleep。
I kept a hallooing and whooping in his ears； but all could not
wake him。 I； seeing that； took him by the leg； and never rested
pulling till I had pulled me his leg quite off； and now 'tis at
home in mine hostry。
ROBIN。 And has the doctor but one leg； then？ that's excellent；
for one of his devils turned me into the likeness of an ape's face。
CARTER。 Some more drink； hostess！
ROBIN。 Hark you； we'll into another room and drink a while； and
then we'll go seek out the doctor。
＇Exeunt。＇
Enter the DUKE OF VANHOLT； his DUCHESS； FAUSTUS； MEPHISTOPHILIS；
and ATTENDANTS。
DUKE。 Thanks； Master Doctor； for these pleasant sights； nor know
I how sufficiently to recompense your great deserts in erecting
that enchanted castle in the air； the sight whereof so
delighted me as nothing in the world could please me more。
FAUSTUS。 I do think myself； my good lord； highly recompensed in
that it pleaseth your grace to think but well of that which
Faustus hath performed。But； gracious lady； it may be that you
have taken no pleasure in those sights； therefore； I pray you
tell me； what is the thing you most desire to have； be it in the
world； it shall be yours： I have heard that great…bellied women
do long for things are rare and dainty。
DUCHESS。 True； Master Doctor； and； since I find you so kind；
I will make known unto you what my heart desires to have； and；
were it now summer； as it is January； a dead time of the winter；
I would request no better meat than a dish of ripe grapes。
FAUSTUS。 This is but a small matter。Go； Mephistophilis； away！
＇Exit MEPHISTOPHILIS。＇
Madam； I will do more than this for your content。
Re…Enter MEPHISTOPHILIS with grapes。
Here now； taste you these： they should be good； for they come
from a far country； I can tell you。
DUKE。 This makes me wonder more than all the rest； that at t